A conservative correspondent of mine recently — and smugly, I might say — brought to my attention a letter signed by 500 economists expressing opposition to raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour.

Well, it didn’t take me long to find a letter taking the opposite side of the matter — and bearing the signatures of 600 economists. So there!

You can decide for yourself which letter you would sign if you were an economist — the one opposed to a higher minimum wage (HERE) or the one in favor (HERE)....

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A conservative correspondent of mine recently — and smugly, I might say — brought to my attention a letter signed by 500 economists expressing opposition to raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour.

Well, it didn’t take me long to find a letter taking the opposite side of the matter — and bearing the signatures of 600 economists. So there!

You can decide for yourself which letter you would sign if you were an economist — the one opposed to a higher minimum wage (HERE) or the one in favor (HERE)....